state report guidelines and due dates

Please look through the following links for guidelines and worksheets to help you begin your state report. This is not a group project but because we are all doing the same kind of report we can share resources and ideas with each other. students must write their own report and follow the due dates as listed.

state report booklet

use this booklet to help your take notes for your state report, your can either print the pages you need or use the guideleines to take notes in your compostion book.

(due to paper shortages, I will not be making 32 copies for the whole class)

for advanced students here is another format to follow

abc book guideline page 1

abc book guideline page 2

here is a chart to help you format your bibliography
bibliography guidelines

and here is a link for a worksheet that you can print out
bibliography worksheet

then follow this guideline to write your report in paragraph form

5th grade state report guideline

Oral Presentation

Your oral presentation can include a Powerpoint, video, active inspire flip chart or other technology piece that inspires you. You can also make the standard poster on a tri-fold poster instead.

Due Dates

Notes: due the week of the 28th, January
First draft (rough): due the week of the 4th, February
Second draft (edited): due the week of the 11th, February
Third draft edited for text features: due the week of the 19th, February
Oral presentation (technology piece or poster + speech) due the week of the 25th, February

Wednesday's Homework

Library tomorrow

work on your science homework, spelling and debate--due Friday

Math---Topic 11
Mrs. De Luna....11.1
Mrs. Finegan-----11......?
advanced group ----write your lesson down

Wagenheim ----presentation tomorrow in the auditorium at 6pm

Opera students---get your permission slip signed

Tuesday's Homework

Science---read in your resource book---taking mixtures apart (page 8-11)
Answer the 4 questions on page 10 of your science journal  (Due Friday)

Math
Mrs. De Luna's group--no math
Mrs. Finegan's group---worksheet
Advanced group--topic 11, then 12, then 15, then 5

Spelling
Practice your spelling words by.....

-write a poem or a story using your spelling words (lottery ticket and chance to use the instruments upon completion)

1/2 day  tomorrow

Wagenheim presentation on Jan 17th at 6 pm in the auditorium, you can come too

Monday's homework

Spelling groups
Syllable Juncture-----colony, compensate, deposit, fascinate, feeble, formal, frigid, harsh, huddle, remote, resemble, rigid, solitary, substantial, waddle

Derivational Constancy--greek and Latin  Suffixes
-carcy, -meter, -oid, -opia, -ous
find the meaning of the suffix
write down a few examples and use them in a sentence
find out whether they are Latin or Greek

within word---sled, head, breath, dream, dead, reach,bread, death, each, when, sweet, east, street, trees, beach, great, queen, seat, steam

Math---Mrs De Luna ---review for test
Mrs. Finegan----
Advanced group---work on topic 11

Debate--due Friday--See debate in the Storyworks magazine on page 22

Thursday's Homework

study for the spelling test tomorrow

Math--
Mrs. De Luna
17.4 both sides
Mrs. Finegan.........
Advanced students....write your work down in your calendar

History---read about your explorer online and find an expedition that you can write about for your project

Science---the half-sheet and the reading are due tomorrow

book orders due tomorrow

Wednesday's homework

Science--read about mixtures on page 3 and answer the questions
math
Mrs. De Luna's class--17.3 both sides
Mrs. Finegan's class-no homework
Advanced students--write your assignments down

spelling test on Friday

Library tomorrow

reading--60 minutes

Within word group--lottery tickets for each word you find to add to the compound word list

Tuesday's Homework

Science worksheet--due Friday

spelling test--Friday--study study

Math---
Mrs. De Luna--17.2 both sides
Mrs. Finegan---study for test
Advanced group---write down your lessons in your planner

Reading---make a goal for reading minutes

book orders due Friday--online orders have until Sunday
Tell me if you order online so I can complete the order

spelling groups

spelling ---
syllable juncture lesson 6

abolish, agony, catapult, character, denounce, escalate, grim, harbor, inflict, loathe, meddle, monstrous, rouse, steadfast, translate

within word--lesson 16


short e long e---sort
(e CVC)  (eeCVVC) (ea CVVC) ( odd)


web, next, sweep, clean, peach, week, jeep, leaf, heat, less, keep, speak, green, feet, mean, teeth, sleep, weak, teach, been, team,

Derivational Constancy ---Greek and Latin suffixes--- --- -archy,  -gram -graph -chrome,  -logy

find origin meaning and examples of:
ex. graph- means ___________
ex.of:  telegraph

Monday's Homework

Math
Topic 17
Mrs. De Luna's group17.1 both sides
Mrs. Finegan-worksheet
Advanced students--write down your lesson

reading--30-60 minutes


spelling ---syllable juncture lesson 6
within word--lesson 16

Derivational Constancy ---Greek and Latin Roots--- --- -archy,  bio- -chrome,  -logy

find origin meaning and examples of:
ex. bio- means ___________ ex. biology, biosphere,